Spectrum auction is unlikely to be held this fiscal due to delay in recommendations over pricing from the regulator Trai, official sources said. The government had pegged revenue from communication services, that include upfront realisation from spectrum sale and licence fee, at Rs.42,865.62 crore for the current fiscal.
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We expect 2015 to bring about consolidation, as well as restore vitality within the sector
The Indian mobile telephony industry currently has a cumulative debt of over Rs 300,000 crore with many operators even making negative returns on their investments.
TRAI to test operator networks in Delhi, Mumbai
To check call drop problem, regulator TRAI has started testing of mobile networks in Delhi and Mumbai to see if operators have taken measures to improve quality of services.
Top three telcos corner 91% revenue in Q1
Once Reliance Jio starts operations later this year, the telecom sector is expected to see some serious disruption. For now, the three big boys of the sector - Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea - are growing at a blistering pace, and at the expense of smaller rivals. In the first quarter, the three accounted for 91 per cent of the sector´s incremental revenue.
TRAI likely to absolve telcos for rise in call drops
The telecom regulator appears to have absolved telecom companies
No Tall Tale, This!
Right policy decisions, a well-planned roadmap and an investor-friendly environment can ease the current challenges and put the Indian telecom industry on the world stage.
TRAI moves to check call drop menace
To check the call drop menace, telecom regulator TRAI will soon put in place a new set of ´service quality benchmarks´, non-adherence to which may lead to stricter penal action against the mobile operators.
Net Neutrality: TRAI invites flak
Netizens and application service providers have overwhelmingly supported net neutrality, urging that apps must not be brought under a licensing regime in response to the consultation paper floated by the telecom regulator on an open Internet.
A call on telecom
India´s telecommunication network is the third largest in the world and the second largest among the emerging economies of Asia. It has witnessed phenomenal growth over the last decade as substantiated by the following facts and figures
TRAI seeks views on strengthening service quality parameters
To strengthen the quality of service (QoS) standards of telecom operators, regulator TRAI has proposed levying Rs 2 lakh fine for fourth and subsequent violations of the QoS benchmarks.




